Method, System and Computer Program for Managing User Authorization Levels

• US 20070250905A1
• Filed: 06/25/2007
• Published: 10/25/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Clark, David, Ashley, Danny, Burns, Marcee, Jacobs, Jeff, Mathis, James, Hinkel, Trent
• Application Number:
  US11/767,714
• Publication Number:
  US 20070250905A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database

Abstract

An embodiment of the invention is a method of managing user authorization levels for access to a plurality of applications. The method includes receiving a request from a user to establish a user profile and establishing an employment indicator for the user. A user authorization level template is obtained in response to the employment indicator. The user authorization level template identifies a plurality of applications and a user authorization level for each application. The user authorization levels are then associated with the user.

Claims

1. A method of managing user authorization levels, the method comprising:

receiving a request to establish or edit a profile for a user associated with an employment indicator;

retrieving a user authorization level template based on the employment indicator, the user authorization level template identifying an application and a user authorization level for the application; and

associating the user authorization level with the user.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the employment indicator distinguishes an employee from a contractor.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the employment indicator is job title.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the user authorization level indicates an access level for the application.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein:

the user authorization level indicates a permission level for the application.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the user authorization level includes administration level permitting or denying the user an ability to assign an authorization level to the application to other users.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein:

the user profile includes user personal information, the user personal information being retrieved from an auxiliary database.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein:

the user personal information being retrieved from a human resources database.

9. A computer program for managing user authorization levels, the computer program including instructions for causing a computer to implement:

receiving a request to establish or edit a profile for a user associated with an employment indicator;

retrieving a user authorization level template based on the employment indicator, the user authorization level template identifying an application and a user authorization level for the application;

associating the user authorization level with the user.

10. The computer program of claim 9 wherein:

the employment indicator distinguishes an employee from a contractor.

11. The computer program of claim 9 wherein:

the employment indicator is job title.

12. The computer program of claim 9 wherein:

the user authorization level indicates an access level for the application.

13. The computer program of claim 12 wherein:

the user authorization level indicates a permission level for the application.

14. The computer program of claim 9 wherein:

the user authorization level includes administration level permitting or denying the user an ability to assign an authorization level to the application to other users.

15. The computer program of claim 9 wherein:

the user profile includes user personal information, the user personal information being retrieved from an auxiliary database.

16. The computer program of claim 15 wherein:

the user personal information being retrieved from a human resources database.

17. A system for managing user authorization levels, the system comprising:

means for receiving a request to establish or edit a profile for a user associated with an employment indicator;

means for retrieving a user authorization level template based on the employment indicator, the user authorization level template identifying an application and a user authorization level for the application;

means for the applications system associating the user authorization level with the user.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein:

the employment indicator distinguishes an employee from a contractor.

19. The system of claim 17 wherein:

the employment indicator is job title.

20. The system of claim 17 wherein:

the user authorization level indicates an access level for the application.